Trump fires officials who worked for prosecutor Jack Smith, Fox News reports


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  • Tuesday, 28 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, including a man identified by law enforcement as Michael Joseph Foy brandishing a hockey stick, battle with police at the west entrance of the Capitol during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. U.S. January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department is firing more than a dozen officials who worked on Special Counsel Jack Smith's cases against President Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents, Fox News reported on Monday.

The officials were fired after Acting Attorney General James McHenry said they could not be trusted in "faithfully implementing the president’s agenda," Fox reported, citing a Justice Department official.

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